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DIRECTORS’ REPORT To, The Members, WELSPUN GLOBAL BRANDS LIMITED
Your directors have pleasure in presenting their 11th Annual Report
and audited statement of accounts for the year ended March 31,
2015. Financial Highlights: (Rs. In millions) Standalone For the
year ended
Particulars 31.03.2015 31.03.2014 Income 44206.21 35470.55
Expenditure 43429.62 34559.40
Profit/(Loss) before exceptional items and Tax 776.59 911.15
Exceptional items 10.76 21.39
Profit/(Loss) before Tax 765.83 889.76
Current Tax after MAT credit availment 266.55 69.83
Provision for taxation – deferred tax 6.86 248.88
Profit/( Loss) after Tax 492.42 571.05
State of the Affairs of the Company Your Company’s ‘Revenue from
Operations’ during the year increased from Rs. 35,470.55 Millions
in the year 2013-14 to Rs. 44,206.21 Millions in the year 2014-15.
During the year your Company incurred profit of Rs. 492.42 Millions
in the year 2014-15 from Rs. 571.05 in the year 2013-14. Your
Company has been continuously striving to increase its efficiency
and productivity. The management hopes that this scenario will
improve in the next year. Reserves and Dividend Considering
business environment worldwide, the directors recommend to plough
back profit earned during the period for further strengthening the
business and hence, do not recommend any dividend. Subsidiary
Companies As on March 31, 2015, your Company has 12 subsidiaries. A
report on the performance and financial position of the
subsidiaries is included in the consolidated financial statement as
presented in Form AOC-1 annexed to this Report as Annexure 2.
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Share Capital Your Company does not have any equity shares with
differential rights and hence disclosures as required in Rule 4(4)
of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 are not
required. Your Company has not issued any sweat equity and stock
options. Deposits Your Company has not accepted any deposit within
the meaning of the Chapter V to Companies Act 2013. Further, no
amount on account of principal or interest on deposit was
outstanding as at the end of the year under report. Auditors
i. Statutory Auditors:
Your Company’s Auditors Price Waterhouse Chartered Accountants
LLP, who have been appointed up to the conclusion of the 11th
Annual General Meeting subject to ratification by the Members of
your Company at every Annual General Meeting, have given their
consent to continue to act as the Auditors of your Company for the
remaining tenure. Price Waterhouse Chartered Accountants LLP is
holding a valid certificate issued by the Peer Review Board of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Members are requested
to ratify their appointment as the Auditors of your Company and to
fix their remuneration by passing an ordinary resolution under
Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013.
ii. Secretarial Auditors:
The Board of Directors has re-appointed Mr. Uday Sohoni,
Practicing Company Secretary, as the Secretarial Auditor of your
Company for the year 2015-16.
Auditors’ Report
i. Statutory Audit Report
The Auditors’ observation read with Notes to Accounts are
self-explanatory and therefore do not call for any comment.
ii. Secretarial Audit Report
The Secretarial Audit Report given by Mr. Uday Sohoni,
Practicing Company Secretary, is annexed with the report as
Annexure 3.
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DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL: The current policy of
your Company is to have an appropriate mix of executive and
independent directors to maintain the independence of the Board,
and separate its functions of governance and management. As of
March 31, 2015, the Board consists of 7 members, three of whom are
executive and four are independent directors. None of the Directors
have any inter-se relationship amongst each other except of Mr.
Balkrishan Goenka and Ms. Dipali Goenka.
i. Directors Retiring by Rotation
In terms of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Ms. Dipali
Goenka is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting and being eligible for re-appointment, offers
herself for re-appointed. The Board has recommended her
re-appointment. There were no other appointments / resignation of
Directors during the year under review.
ii. Appointment/Resignation of Key Managerial Personnel Pursuant
to the provisions of Section 203(1)(iii) of the Companies Act, 2013
read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of
Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, your Company has appointed Mr.
Mukesh Khandelwal as Whole-Time Chief Financial Officer of the
Company w.e.f. May 20, 2014.
iii. Number of Meetings of the Board Regular meetings of the
Board are held to discuss and decide on various business policies,
strategies and other businesses. The Board met four (4) times
during the FY 2014-2015 viz. May 20, 2014, June 30, 2014, November
05, 2014 and January 29, 2015. The detailed information on the
meetings of the Board is as under:
Name of the
Director
Category
Board Meetings Attended
during the Year
2014-15
Attendance at the Last
AGM
No. of other Directorship
(as last declared to the Company)
Member / Chairman in No. of Board/ Committees
including other Companies (as last declared to the Company)@
Pub Pvt Other Body Corporate
(1) Mr. Balkrishan Goenka
C,P, NE 4 N 11 5 6 1C, 8M
(2) Ms. Dipali Goenka
P,E 3 N 10 4 2 1M
(3) Mr. Rajesh Mandawewala
P, NE 4 N 10 7 12 3M
(4) Mr. Atul Desai NE,I 4 N 9 1 1 3C, 3M (5) Mr. Arun
Todarwal
NE,I 4 N 9 2 NIL 3C, 6M
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(6) Mr. Viswanathan Kollengode
NE,I 4 Yes 3 4 NIL 1C, 2M
(7) Ms. Revathy Ashok
NE,I 4 N 5 3 NIL -
Abbreviations: P = Promoter, I = Independent, NI = Non
Independent, E = Executive Director, NE = Non-Executive Director,
C=Chairman, M=Member.
In addition to the above, as per the provision of Section 149(8)
read with Schedule IV of the Companies Act, 2013, a meeting of the
Independent Director was held on March 30, 2015.
iv. Women Director
In terms of the provisions of Section 149 of the Companies Act,
2013, a Company shall have at least one Women Director on the Board
of the Company. Your Company has Ms. Dipali Gooenka as Managing
Director since December 31, 2005 and Ms. Revathy Ashok as
Independent Director since December 07, 2012.
v. Committees of the Board
The Company has several Committees which have been established
as a part of the best Corporate Governance Practices and are in
compliance with the requirements of the relevant provisions of the
applicable laws and statutes: The Company has following Committees
of the Board: ü Audit Committee
The Committee comprises 3 members all members being independent
directors having accounting and finance back-ground. The majority
of them are independent. The Chairman of the Committee is an
independent director. The composition of the Committee and
attendance of the members is given hereunder:
Name of the Member Member/ Chairman
Number of Meetings Attended
Mr. K.H.Viswanathan Chairman 13/13 Mr. Arun Todarwal Member
13/13 Mr. Atul Desai Member 12/13
The Committee met Thirteen (13) times during the FY 2014-15 on
the following dates: May 12, 2014, May 20, 2014, July 25, 2014,
July 29, 2014, July 30, 2014, September 26, 2015, October 17, 2014,
November 04, 2014, November 05, 2014, January 23, 2015, January 29,
2015, February 02, 2015 and February 25, 2015.
None of recommendations made by the Audit Committee were
rejected by the Board.
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ü Finance and Administration Committee
The Committee comprises 3 members, 2 executive directors and 1
Independent Director. The composition of the Committee and
attendance of the members is given hereunder:
Name of the Member Member/ Chairman
Number of Meetings Attended
Mr. K.H.Viswanathan Member 9/9 Mr. Rajesh Mandawewala Chairman
4/9 Ms. Dipali Goenka Member 6/9
The Committee met Nine (09) times during the FY 2014-15 on the
following dates: April 03, 2014, July 03, 2014, August 19, 2014,
December 11, 2014, January 03, 2015, January 21, 2015, February 19,
2015, March 19, 2014 and March 27, 2015. None of recommendations
made by the Finance and Administration Committee were rejected by
the Board. Apart from the above, following are the Committees of
the Board:
ü Nomination and Remuneration Committee
ü Corporate Social Responsibility Committee ü Committee of
Independent Directors
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee met One (01) time,
Coeporate Social Responsibility Committee met One (1) time, and the
Independent Directors Committee met One (1) time during the
financial year 2014-15.
vi. Declaration by an Independent Director(s) and re-
appointment, if any
The Independent Directors on the Board of the Company met the
criteria of independence as provided in Section 149(6) of the
Companies Act, 2013 at the time of their respective appointment and
there is no change in the circumstances as on the date of this
report which may affect their respective status as an independent
director.
vii. Directors’ Evaluation
The evaluation process was led by the Chairman of the Nomination
and Remuneration Committee with specific focus on the performance
vis-à-vis the plans, meeting challenging situations, performing
leadership role within, and effective functioning of the Board. The
evaluation process invited, through IT enabled platform, graded
responses to a structured questionnaire for each aspect of
evaluation viz. time spent by each of the directors; accomplishment
of specific responsibilities and expertise; conflict of interest;
integrity of the Director; active participation and contribution
during discussions. For the financial year 2014-15, the annual
performance evaluation was carried out which included evaluation of
the Board, independent directors, non-independent directors,
executive directors,
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Chairman, Committees of the Board, quantity, quality and
timeliness of information to the Board. The independent directors
evaluated all non-independent directors, the Board, the Committees,
the Chairman and the information to the Board. The Nomination and
Remuneration Committee and Board evaluated performance of the
independent directors, the Board itself, the Chairman, the
Executive Directors, the Committees of the Board, the information
provided to the Board. All results were satisfactory.
viii. Vigil mechanism
The Company has a Whistle Blower Policy and Vigil Mechanism for
its directors and employees and any director or employee may report
genuine concerns or grievances and the Company provides for
adequate safeguards against victimization of Whistle Blower who
avail such mechanism and also provide for direct access to the
Chairman of the Audit Committee, in exceptional cases. None of the
Whistle Blowers have been denied access to the Audit Committee of
the Board.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) In Compliance with Section
135 of the Companies Act, 2015 read with Companies (Corporate
Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, the Company has
established Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee and
statutory disclosures as required under Rule 9 of the Companies
(Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 are annexed to
this report as Annexure 4.
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Particulars of Employees A) Details of the every employee of the
Company as required pursuant to 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment
and
Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
Sr. No
Name Designation Remuneration received
Nature of employment
Qualification
Experience
Date of commencement of employment
Age Previous Employer
% of equity shares
Relative of any Director or Manager
1. Devendra Patil
President 7120154 Permanent
A.C.S, B.Com
36 years
04-Sep-1993
55 years
Garware Plastics & Polyester
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2. Gajendra Nahar
Senior Vice President
6178608 Permanent
CA, ICWA
21 years
01-Oct-2001
47 years
Winmark Enterprises Private Limited
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B) DETAILS OF REMUNERATION TO DIRECTORS. Particulars of
Remuneration to Managing Director and/or whole-time directors
Sr. No
Particulars of Remuneration Name of MD/WTD Total Amount
Ms. Dipali Goenka Mr. Rajesh Mandawewala
1 Gross Salary a) Salary as per provisions contained
in section 17(1) of the Income Tax Act 1961.
b) Value of perquisites u/s. 17(2) Income Tax Act, 1961
c) Profits in lieu of salary under
section 17(3) Income Tax Act, 1961
4,800,000
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4,800,000
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2 Stock Option - - -
3. Sweat equity - - -
4 Commission - As % of profit - Others, specify…..
15,811,107
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15,811,107
5 Others, please specify
Total 20,611,107 - 20,611,107
C) No remuneration or perquisite or commission was paid to the
executive directors
for the financial year 2014-15.
No remuneration or perquisite was paid to, and no service
contract was entered into with the non-executive directors, but the
sitting fees were paid to, the following directors/ nominating
institutions for attending meetings of Board / Committees of the
Board.
Name of the Director Sitting Fees (Rs.) 1 Mr. K. H. Viswanathan
247,000/- 2 Mr. Atul Desai 203,000/- 3 Mr. Arun Todarwal 213,000/-
4 Ms. Revathy Ashok 68,000/-
The above mentioned sitting fees paid to the non-executive
Directors was within the limits prescribed under the Companies Act,
2013 for payment of sitting fees. None of the directors had any
transaction with the Company.
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Particulars of Contracts or Arrangements made with Related
Parties All related party transactions that were entered into
during the year under report were on an arm’s length basis and were
in the ordinary course of business. There were no materially
significant related party transactions made by your Company with
Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated
persons which may have a potential conflict with the interest of
your Company at large. All related party transactions were entered
into because of mutual need and to serve mutual interest. The Audit
Committee has given its omnibus approval which is valid for 12
months for the date of its approval. Your Company’s policy on
Related Party Transactions as approved by the Board is uploaded on
your Company’s website. Particulars of contracts or arrangements
with related parties referred to in Section 188(1) of the Companies
Act, 2013, in the prescribed Form AOC-2, is appended as Annexure 4
to the Board’s report. Loans, guarantees and investments
Information of aggregate amounts of loans, guarantees given, or
investments made, by your Company is as given under:
(Rs. in million) Particulars Amount
Investments 698.96 Loans / Receivable 324.02 Guarantee -
Security -
Total Extract of the Annual Return An extract of the annual
return in Form MGT-9 of the Companies (Management and
Administration) Rules, 2014 is attached to this report as Annexure
- 1. Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption, Foreign
Exchange Earnings and Outgo
Since the Company is not a manufacturing unit the above
particulars are not applicable. Miscellaneous Disclosures
During the year under report, there was no change in the general
nature of business of your Company. No material change or
commitment has occurred which would have affected the financial
position of your Company between the end of the financial year of
your Company to which the financial statements relate and the date
of the report.
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No significant and material order was passed by the regulators
or courts or tribunals which would have impacted the going concern
status and your Company’s operations in future. Your Company has
not made any provision of money for the purchase of, or
subscription for, shares in your Company or its holding company, to
be held by or for the benefit of the employees of your Company and
hence the disclosure as required under Rule 16(4) of Companies
(Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 is not required.
Directors’ Responsibility Statement The Directors confirm that they
had: a. followed in the preparation of annual accounts, the
applicable accounting standards
and given proper explanation relating to material departures, if
any; b. selected such accounting policies and applied them
consistently and made
judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to
give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at
the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the
Company for that period;
c. taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of
the Act so as to safeguard the assets of the Company and to prevent
and detect fraud and other irregularities; and
d. prepared the accounts on a going concern basis.
Acknowledgement Your Directors takes this opportunity to express
their deep and sincere gratitude for the faith reposed in, and
co-operation extended to, the Company by the Banks, Government
Authorities, Customers, Suppliers, Franchisees and Shareholders of
the Company. Your Directors would also like to express a profound
sense of appreciation for the commitment, sincere services and
continued support shown by the employees of the Company. For and on
Behalf of the Board SD/- SD/-
Mumbai Dipali Goenka Rajesh R. Mandawewala Date: April 29, 2015
Managing Director Director
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Annexure 1
Form No. MGT – 9 EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
As on the financial year ended on March 31, 2015
[Pursuant to section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and rule
12(1) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules,
2014]
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I. REGISTRATION AND OTHER DETAILS
i. CIN :- U71210GJ2004PLC045144
ii. Registration Date : December 14, 2004
iii. Name of the Company : Welspun Global Brands Limited
iv. Category / Sub Category of the Company
v. Address of the Registered office and contact details: Survey
No. 675,
Anjar, Welspun City, Gujarat – 370110.
Contact: Director, Tele.: 022-66136000; email id:
[email protected].
vi. Whether listed company: No.
vii. Name, address and contact details of Registrar and Transfer
Agent, if any: Purva Sharegistry (India) Private Limited Unit no.
9, Shiv Shakti Ind. Estt. J. R. Boricha marg, Opp. Kasturba
Hospital Lane, Lower Parel (E), Mumbai – 400 011 Ph. No.:
022-23016761/8261
II. PRINCIPAL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES OF THE COMPANY
All the business activities contributing 10% or more of the
total turnover of the company shall be stated:-
Sr. No.
Name and description of main products / services
NIC code of the product /
service
% to total turnover of the company.
1 Trading of Terry Towel, Bed Linen Products, Rugs
46411 97.96%
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III. PARTICULARS OF HOLDING, SUBSIDIARY AND ASSOCIATE COMPANIES
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Sr. No.
Name and Address of the Company
CIN / GLN Holding / Subsidiary / Associate
% Of Shares Held
Applicable Section
1 Christy Lifestyle USA LLC
- Subsidiary 0.00% 2(87)
2 CHT Holdings Limited UK
- Subsidiary 0.00% 2(87)
3 Christy Home Textiles Limited
- Subsidiary 0.00% 2(87)
4 Christy Welspun Gmbh
- Subsidiary 0.00% 2(87)
5 Christy UK Limited - Subsidiary 0.00% 2(87)
6 Christy 2004 Limited - Subsidiary 0.00% 2(87)
7 ER Kingsley (Textiles) Limited
- Subsidiary 0.00% 2(87)
8 Krishiraj Trading Limited
U65990GJ1992PLC050965 Parent Company
0.00% 2(46)
9 Welspun India Limited
L17110GJ1985PLC033271 Holding 97.99% 2(46)
10 Welspun Mauritius Enterprises Limited
- Subsidiary 0.00% 2(87)
11 Welspun Holdings Private Limited,
Cyprus
- Subsidiary 0.00% 2(87)
12 Welspun UK Limited
- Subsidiary 0.00% 2(87)
13 Welspun USA Inc - Subsidiary 0.00% 2(87)
14 Welspun Home Textiles UK Limited
- Subsidiary 0.00% 2(87)
IV. SHARE HOLDING PATTERN (equity share capital break-up as
percentage of
Total Equity)
i. Category-wise share holding
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Category of shareholders
No. of shares held at the beginning of the year No. of shares
held at the end of the year
% change during
the year
Demat Physical Total % of total
shares Demat Physical Total
% of total
shares
A. Promoters
(1) Indian 1 1 0.00% 1 1 0.00% 0.00%
a) Individual / HUF - - - - - - - - -
b) Central Govt. - - - - - - - - -
c) State Govt. - - - - - - - - -
d) Bodies Corp. 23529410
23529410 100.00% 23529410 23529410 100% 0.00%
e) Banks / FI - - - - - - - - -
f) Any other …. - - - - - - - - -
Sub Total (A) (1):- 23529411 23529411 100.00% 23529411 23529411
100.00% 0.00%
(2) Foreign - - - - - - - - -
a) NRIs – Individuals - - - - - - -
b) Other – individual - - - - - - - - -
c) Bodies corp. - - - - - - - - -
d) Any other…. - - - - - - - - -
Sub Total (A)(2):- - - - - - - -
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Total shareholding of promoter (A)= (A)(1)+(A)(2)
23529411 23529411 100.00% 23529411 23529411 100.00% 0.00%
B. Public shareholding
1. Institutions - - - - - - - - -
a) Mutual Funds - - - - - - - - -
b) Banks / FI - - - - - - - - -
c) Central Govt(s) - - - - - - - - -
d) State Govt(s) - - - - - - - - -
e) Venture capital funds - - - - - - - - -
f) Insurance companies - - - - - - - - -
g) FIIs - - - - - - - - -
h) Foreign venture capital funds
- - - - - - - - -
i) Others (specify) - - - - - - - - -
Sub total (B)(1):- -
- - - - - -
2. Non Institutions
a) Bodies corp. - - - - - - - - -
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i. Indian - - - - - - - - -
ii. Overseas - - - - - - - - -
b) Individual - - - - - - - - -
i. Individual shareholding nominal share capital upto Rs. 1
lakh
- - - - - - - - -
ii. Individual shareholders holding nominal share capital in
excess of Rs. 1 lakh
- - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - -
c) Others (specify) - - - - - - - - -
Sub Total (B)(2) - - - - - - - - -
Total public shareholding (B) = (B)(1)+(B)(2)
- - - - - - -
iii.
C. shares held by Custodian for GDRs & ADRs
- - - - - - -
Grand total (A+B+C) 23529411 23529411 100.00% 23529411 23529411
100.00% 0.00%
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ii. Shareholding of Promoters
Sr. No
Shareholder’s name Shareholding at the beginning of the year
Shareholding at the end of the year
No. of shares
% of total
shares of the
company
% of shares pledged /
encumbered to total shares
No. of shares
% of total
shares of the
company
%of shares pledged /
encumbered to total shares
% change in shareholding
during the year
1 Welspun India Limited 23065497 98.03 0 23065497 98.03 0
0.00
2 Ms. Dipali Goenka 1 0.00 0 1 0.00 0 0.00
3 Krishiraj Trading Limited
1 0.00 0 1 0.00 0 0.00
4 Welspun Mercantile Limited
1 0.00 0 1 0.00 0 0.00
5 Welspun Fintrade Private Limited
1 0.00 0 1 0.00 0 0.00
6 Welspun Wintex Limited
1 0.00 0 1 0.00 0 0.00
iii. Change in Promoters’ shareholding (NOT APPLICABLE)
Sr. No
Shareholding at the beginning of the year
Cumulative shareholding during the year
No. of shares % of total shares of the company
No. of shares
% of total shares of the company
At the beginning of the year
Date-wise increase / decrease in promoters’ shareholding during
the year specifying the reasons for increase / decrease (e.g.
allotment / transfer / bonus / sweat equity etc.)
At the end of the year.
iv. Shareholding pattern of top ten shareholders (other than
Directors, Promoters
and Holders of GDRs and ADRs): Sr. no.
Shareholders’ Name
Shareholding at the beginning of the year
Cumulative shareholding
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during the year.
For each of the top 10
shareholders
No. of shares
% of total shares of the
company
No. of shares
% of total shares of the company
1. Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited
At the beginning of the year
463909 1.97 463909 1.97
At the end of the year)
463909 1.97 463909 1.97
v. Shareholding of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel:
Sr. no.
Shareholding at the beginning of the year
Cumulative shareholding during the year.
For each of the Directors and KMPs
No. of shares
% of total shares of the company
No. of shares
% of total shares of the company
Shareholding of Directors and KMP
1. Ms. Dipali Goenka – Managing Director
At the beginning of the year
1 0.00 1 0.00
At the end of the year 1 0.00 1 0.00
Mr. Balkrishan Goenka, Mr. Rajesh Mandawewala, Mr. K H
Viswanathan, Mr. Arun Todarwal, Mr. Atul Desai, Ms. Revathy Ashok
and Mr. Mukesh Khandelwal - Chief Financial Officer, did not hold
any share of the Company, any time during the year.
V. INDEBTEDNESS
Indebtedness of the Company including interest outstanding /
accrued but not due for payment. (Rs. In millions)
Secured loans
excluding deposits
Unsecured loans
Deposits Total indebtedness
Indebtedness at the beginning of the financial
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year i. Principal Amount ii. Interest due but not paid iii.
Interest accrued but not
due
1330.72 - -
8.11 - -
2.18 - -
808.03 - -
Total (I + ii + iii) 1330.72 8.11 2.18 808.03
change in indebtedness during the financial year.
• Addition • Reduction
- 534.00
- 2.72
3.74 -
3.74 536.72
Net change 534.00 2.72 3.74 532.98
Indebtedness at the end of the financial year i. Principal
Amount ii. Interest due but not paid iii. Interest accrued but
not
due
796.72 - -
5.39 - -
5.92 - -
808.03 - -
Total (i+ii+iii) 796.72 5.39 5.92 808.03
VI. REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL.
A. Remuneration to Managing Director, whole-time directors
and/or Manager
Sr. No
Particulars of Remuneration Name of MD/WTD/Manager Total
Amount
Ms. Dipali Goenka Mr. Rajesh Mandawewala
1 Gross Salary d) Salary as per provisions contained
in section 17(1) of the Income Tax Act 1961.
e) Value of perquisites u/s. 17(2) Income Tax Act, 1961
f) Profits in lieu of salary under
section 17(3) Income Tax Act, 1961
4,800,000
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-
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4,800,000
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2 Stock Option - - -
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3. Sweat equity - - -
4 Commission - As % of profit - Others, specify…..
15,811,107
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15,811,107
5 Others, please specify
Total (A) 20,611,107 - 20,611,107
Ceiling as per the Act. 5% 39,527,766 - 39,527,766
B. Remuneration to other directors
Sr. No.
Particulars of Remuneration Name of Directors Total amount
(Rs.)
Mr. K H Viswanathan
Mr. Arun Todarwal
Mr. Atul Desai
Ms. Revthy Ashok
1. Independent Directors • Fee for attending board
committee meetings • Commission • Others, please specify
247,000
- -
213,000
- -
203,000
- -
68,000
- -
731,000
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Total (1) 247,000 213,000 203,000 68,000 731,000
2. Other Non-Executive Directors
Mr. Balkrishan
Goenka
• Fee for attending board committee meetings
• Commission • Others, please specify
(Advisory Fees)
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Total (2) -
Total (B) = (1 + 2) 731,000
Total Managerial Remuneration (A+B) 21,342,107
Overall Ceiling as per the Act. (11%) 86,961,086
C. REMUNERATION TO KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL OTHER THAN
MD/MANAGER/WTD
Sr. No.
Particulars of Remuneration Key Managerial Personnel
Chief Financial Officer (Mr. Mukesh Khandelwal)
Total
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1 Gross Salary a) Salary as per provisions contained in
section 17(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961
b) Value of perquisites u/s. 17(2) Income Tax Act, 1961
c) Profits in lieu of salary under section
17(3) Income Tax Act, 1961
4,985,609 4,985,609
- -
- -
2 Stock Option - -
3 Sweat Equity - -
4 Commission - As % of profit - Others, specify
- -
- -
5 Others, please specify - -
Total 4,985,609 4,985,609
VII. PENALTIES / PUNISHMENT / COMPOUNDING OF OFFENCES :
Type Section of the
Companies Act
Brief Description
Details of penalty /
punishment / compounding fees imposed
Authority [RD /
NCLT / COURT]
Appeal made, if any (give
details)
A. COMPANY
Penalty None
Punishment None
Compounding None
B. DIRECTORS
Penalty None
Punishment None
Compounding None
C. OTHER OFFICERS IN DEFAULT
Penalty None
Punishment None
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Compounding None
Annexure 2 Form AOC - 1
(Pursuant to first proviso to sub-section (3) of Section 129
read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules,
2014)Performance and financial position of the subsidiaries
Sr. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Name of the Subsidiary company
WMEL WHPL WUL CLL WUSA
WHTL CHL CHT CW ERK
CUL
CL
KCI
NHT
Reporting period
31-Mar-
15 31-Mar-
15
31-Mar-
15 31-Mar-
15 31-Mar-
15
31-Mar-
15 31-Mar-
15
31-Mar-
15
31-Mar-15
31-Mar-
15
31-Mar-
15
31-Mar-15
19-Dec-15
31-Mar-
15 Reporting currency and Exchange rate
USD Rs.
62.505
GBP Rs.92.6
3
GBP Rs.92
.63
USD Rs.
62.505
USD Rs.
62.505
GBP Rs.92
.63
GBP Rs.92.6
3
GBP Rs.92
.63
GBP Rs.92
.63
GBP Rs.92
.63
GBP
Rs.92.6
3
USD
Rs. 63.3
1
MXN Rs.
4.08
Share Capital
16.54 1.62
149.66 - 9.69
8.000
157.84
149.6
6
157.
84 0.20 - -
- 53.22
Reserves & Surplus
37.98
449.74
88.45 19.08
644.59
41.61
264.87
55.60
264.
87 58.5
3 2.59 856.81
- (57.61)
Total Assets
60.06
454.58
3,534.01 149.59
4,479.57
97.27
1,884.8
4
1,019
.10
1,884.84
58.73
292.35
1,319.16
- -
Total Liabilities
5.54 3.22
3,295.89 130.51
3,825.29
0.67
1,462.1
3
813.8
3
1,462.13
(0.00)
289.76
462.36
- 4.39
Investments(excluding investments in subsidiaries) - - -
- -
0.01
-
-
-
-
- -
- -
Turnover - 0.66 2,745.27 69.71
#10,946.8
0.72
#3,211.
-
#3,2
-
-
- -
-
8 44 11.44
Profit (Loss) before Taxation
(0.69) (0.50)
86.39 15.98
299.07
(0.32)
17.28
(11.5
9)
17.2
8
-
- -
- (1.22)
Provision for Taxation -
(0.91)
(12.52) (5.39) 82.10
0.23
(5.72)
-
(5.7
2)
-
- -
- (7.70)
Profit (Loss) after Taxation
(0.69) 0.41
98.91 21.37
216.97
(0.55)
23.00
(11.5
9)
23.0
0
-
- -
- 6.48
Proposed Dividend - - -
- -
- -
- -
-
- -
- -
% of Share holding
100.00% 93.06%
100.00%
100.00% 69.17%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
98.17%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
- 100.00%
Consolidated Figure for the Company and all it’s subsidiaries is
given. Reporting currency and Exchange rate is as on the last date
of the relevant Financial year in the case of foreign subsidiaries.
WMEL = Welspun Mauritius Enterprises Limited, WHPL = Welspun
Holdings Private Limited, WUL = Welspun UK Limited, CLL = Christy
Lifestyle LLC, WUSA = Welspun USA, Inc., WHTL = Welspun Home
Textile UL Limited, CHL = CHT Holdings Limited, CHT = Christy Home
Textiles Limited, CW = Christy Welspun Gmbh, Germany, ERK = E. R.
Kingsley (Textiles) Limited, CUL = Christy UK Limited, CL = Christy
2004 Limited, KCI = Koja Canada Inc. (Kojo Cananda Inc. was
dissolved with effect from December 19, 2014.
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Annexure 3 Form No. MR -3 [Pursuant to section 204 (1) of the
Companies Act, 2013 and rule No. 9 of the Companies ( Appointment
and Remuneration Personnel ) Rules, 2014 ] SECRETARIAL AUDIT REPORT
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2015 To, The Members,
WELSPUN GLOBAL BRANDS LIMITED, Survey No. 675, Anjar – 370110,
Gujarat, India. CIN: U71210GJ2004PLC045144 I have conducted the
secretarial audit of the compliance of applicable statutory
provisions and the adherence to good corporate practices by WELSPUN
GLOBAL BRANDS LIMITED. Secretarial Audit was conducted in a manner
that provided me a reasonable basis for evaluating the corporate
conducts/statutory compliances and expressing my opinion thereon.
Based on my verification of WELSPUN GLOBAL BRANDS LIMITED’s books,
papers, minute books, forms and returns filed and other records
maintained by the company and also the information provided by the
Company, its officers, agents and authorized representatives during
the conduct of secretarial audit, I hereby report that in my
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opinion , the company has, during the audit period covering the
financial year ended on 31st March, 2015 complied with the
statutory provisions listed hereunder and also that the company has
proper Board-processes and compliance – mechanism in place to the
extent, in the manner and subject to the reporting made hereinafter
: I have examined the books, papers, minute books, forms and
returns filed and other records maintained by WELSPUN GLOBAL BRANDS
LIMITED for the financial year ended on 31st March, 2015 according
to the provisions of:
(i) The Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) and the rules made
thereunder;
(ii) Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 and the rules and
regulations made thereunder to the extent of Foreign Direct
Investment, Overseas Direct Investment and External Commercial
Borrowings;
The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (‘SCRA’) and the
rules made thereunder, The Depositories Act, 1996 and the
Regulations and Bye-laws framed thereunder; and the Regulations and
Guidelines prescribed under the Securities and Exchange Board of
India Act, 1992 (‘SEBI ACT’) are not applicable to the company,
since the company is not listed on any stock exchange.
(iii) Other laws applicable specifically to the company are as
per Annexure A.
Compliance with the Listing Agreements is not applicable to the
company, since the company is not listed on any stock exchange.
During the audit period, the Central Government had not approved
the Secretarial Standards with respect to General and Board
Meetings, therefore examination of the applicable clauses is not
made. I further report that the Board of Directors of the Company
is duly constituted with proper balance of Executive Directors, Non
– Executive Directors and Independent Directors. The changes in the
composition of the Board of Directors that took place during the
period under review were carried out in compliance with the
provisions of the Act. Adequate notice is given to all directors to
schedule the Board Meetings. Agenda and detailed notes on agenda
were sent at least seven days in advance, and a system exists for
seeking and obtaining further information and clarifications on the
agenda items before the meeting and for meaningful participation at
the meeting. Majority decisions are carried through while the
dissenting members’ views, if any; are captured and recorded as
part of the minutes.
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I further report that there are adequate systems and processes
in the company commensurate with the size and operations of the
company to monitor and ensure compliance with applicable laws,
rules, regulations and guidelines. Uday Sohoni 29th April 2015
Practising Company Secretary Mumbai ACS 29359 CP 10916 ANNEXURE A:
The other laws applicable specifically to the Company are as
follows:
(a) The Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act,
1974;
(b) The Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Rules,
1975;
(c) The Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Cess Act,
1977;
(d) The Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act,
1981;
(e) The Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Rules
1982/1983;
(f) The Hazardous Wastes (Management & Handling) Rules
1989;
(g) Indian Explosive Act, 1884;
(h) Indian Explosive Rules, 1983;
(i) Environment Statement Under Gujarat Pollution Control
Rules;
(j) Environmental Protection Act, 1986;
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(k) The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980;
(l) The Environment Impact Assessment Notification;
(m) The Hazardous Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 1989,
Amended 2003;
(n) Bio-Medical Waste (Management & Handling) Rules,
1998;
(o) Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation & Control) Rules,
2000, Amended 2003;
(p) The Batteries (Management & Handling) Rules, 2001;
(q) The Energy Conservation Act, 2001;
(r) E Waste Management And Handling Rules 2011;
(s) Dangerous Machines (Regulations) Act, 1983;
(t) Dangerous Machines (Regulations) Rules, 1984;
(u) Recommended Noise Standards by ILO
(v) Boilers Act (Indian Boilers Act), 1923;
(w)Motor Vehicle Act, 1988;
(x) Indian Electricity Rules, 1956;
(y) Apprentices Act, 1961;
(z) Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Rules, 1986;
(aa) Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970; (ab)
Employees Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952;
(ac) Employees State Insurance Act, 1948; (ad) Employment Exchange
(Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1976; (ae) Equal
Remuneration Act, 1976; (af) Factory’s Act, 1948; (ag) Bombay
Industrial Relation Act, 1946; (ah) Industrial Employment (Standing
Orders) Act, 1946;
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(ai) Inter State Migrant Workers (Regulation of Employment and
Condition of Service) Act,
1979;
(aj) Maternity Benefit Act, 1961; (ak) Minimum Wages Act, 1948;
(al) Payment of Bonus Act, 1965; (am) Payment of Gratuity Act,
1972; (an) Payment of Wages Act, 1936; (ao) Trade Unions Act, 1926;
(ap) Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923; (aq) Weekly Holidays Act,
1942; Uday Sohoni 29th April 2015 Practising Company Secretary
Mumbai ACS 29359 CP 10916
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Annexure 4
Particulars of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) 1. A brief
outline of the company's CSR policy, including overview of projects
or
programs proposed to be undertaken and a reference to the
web-link to the CSR policy and projects or programs. The Company is
not only committed for doing Corporate Social Responsibility but it
aimed at creating Corporate Social value. The CSR vision is
enshrined in the 3E’s i.e.: i) Education; ii) Empowerment of women;
and iii) Environment and Health. These 3E’s are implemented
through:
• The programs organized by the trust created by the group; •
Tie-ups with Non-Governmental Organizations / Developmental
Agencies /
Institutions; and • Facilitating Government initiatives.
2. The Composition of the CSR Committee.
The Committee comprises of 1 non-executive directors, 1 Managing
Director and 1 Executive Director as on date of this Report viz. 1)
Mr. Atul Desai – an Independent Director as the Chairman; 2) Ms.
Dipali Goenka - Member; and 3) Mr. Rajesh Mandawewala - Member.
3. Average net profit of the Company for last three financial
years: Rs. 331,555,080/-
4. Prescribed CSR Expenditure (two per cent of the amount as in
item 3 above)
Rs. 6,631,102/-
5. Details of CSR spent during the financial year. a. Total
amount to be spent for the financial year: Rs. 6,631,102/-. b.
Amount unspent , if any: Rs. Nil c. Manner in which the amount
spent during the financial year is detailed below:
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It is hereby confirmed by and on behalf of the Corporate Social
Responsibility Committee that the implementation and monitoring of
CSR Policy, is in compliance with CSR objectives and Policy of the
company. Atul Desai Dipali Goenka Chairman of CSR Committee
Managing Director DIN – 00019443 DIN – 00007199
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
Sr.
CSR Project
/activity identified
Sector in which the project is covered
State/District
were projects
were undertaken
Amount of
outlay budget (Rs. in lakhs)
Direct
expenditure on program/
Overheads (Rs. in lakhs)
Cumulative expenditure
upto 31.03.2015
(Rs. in lakhs)
Amount spent : Direct or through implementing
agency
1 Health Check-ups Promoting Preventive Healthcare
Anjar, Gujarat
1.50 2.44 2.44
Direct 2 Vocational
Training of Youths Promoting Education and enhancing vocational
skills
Anjar, Gujarat
450.00 36.82 36.82
3 Providing Water Purifiers to Police Personnel
Making available Safe Drinking Water
Mumbai, Maharashtra
1.00 0.95 0.95
4 Donating Blankets to Poor and Towels to Cancer Patients
Promoting Preventing Healthcare
Mumbai, Maharashtra
26.00 26.10 26.10 Through Paraplegic Foundation, Goonj
Foundation, Akanksha Foundation and Coimbatore
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Annexure 5 Form No. AOC-2
(Pursuant to clause (h) of sub-section (3) of section 134 of the
Act and Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014) Form for
disclosure of particulars of contracts/arrangements entered into by
the company with related parties referred to in sub-section (1) of
section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 including certain arm’s
length transactions under third proviso thereto. 1. Details of
contracts or arrangements or transactions not at arm’s length
basis. (a) Name(s) of the related party and nature of
relationship -
(b) Nature of contracts/arrangements/transactions - (c) Duration
of the contracts /
arrangements/transactions -
(d) Salient terms of the contracts or arrangements or
transactions including the value, if any
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(e) Justification for entering into such contracts or
arrangements or transactions
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(f) date(s) of approval by the Board - (g) Amount paid as
advances, if any: - (h) Date on which the special resolution was
passed in
general meeting as required under first proviso to section
188
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2. Details of material contracts or arrangement or transactions
at arm’s length basis. (a) Name(s) of the related party and
nature of relationship Welspun India Limited
Welspun USA, Inc
(b) Nature of contracts/arrangements/transactions
Purchase of products of the
Company
Sale of products of the Company
(c) Duration of the contracts / arrangements/transactions
Perpetual Ongoing
(d) Salient terms of the contracts or arrangements or
transactions including the value, if any
The price for purchase of the products of the Company shall be
negotiated and agreed to by both parties based on estimated total
costs and risk & return considering prevalent market
The price for purchase of the products of the Company shall be
negotiated and agreed to by both parties based on estimated total
costs and risk & return considering prevalent market
conditions.
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conditions. (f) Date(s) of approval by the Board July 30, 2014 -
(g) Amount paid as advances, if any: N.A. N.A. For and on Behalf of
the Board SD/- SD/-
Mumbai Dipali Goenka Rajesh R. Mandawewala Date: April 29, 2015
Managing Director Director